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#FCBC1E

#fcbc1e ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fcbc1e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 73.73% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.4% magenta, 88.1% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 42.7°, with 97.37% saturation and 55.29% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 1.43.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5676

Complementary

  1. #fcbc1e
  2. #1e5efc

Split complementary

  1. #fcbc1e
  2. #1ecdfc
  3. #4d1efc

Analogous

  1. #fc4d1e
  2. #fcbc1e
  3. #cdfc1e

Triadic

  1. #fcbc1e
  2. #1efcbc
  3. #bc1efc

Tetradic

  1. #fcbc1e
  2. #5efc1e
  3. #1e5efc
  4. #bc1efc

Square

  1. #fcbc1e
  2. #1efc4d
  3. #1e5efc
  4. #fc1ecd

Monochromatic

  1. #7f5b02
  2. #cb9103
  3. #fcbc1e
  4. #fdd269
  5. #fee9b5

Shades

#fcbc1e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcbc1e
  2. #e3a91b
  3. #ca9618
  4. #b08415
  5. #977112
  6. #7e5e0f
  7. #654b0c
  8. #4c3809
  9. #322606
  10. #191303
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcbc1e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcbc1e
  2. #fcc335
  3. #fdc94b
  4. #fdd062
  5. #fdd778
  6. #fede8f
  7. #fee4a5
  8. #feebbc
  9. #fef2d2
  10. #fff8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcbc1e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcbc1e
  2. #f0b628
  3. #e3b032
  4. #d7aa3b
  5. #caa445
  6. #be9e4f
  7. #b29859
  8. #a59263
  9. #998c6c
  10. #8c8676
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dec29f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6cd2a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa8a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6bd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efc725 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb181 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcbc1e {
  color: #fcbc1e;
}
Background
.bg-fcbc1e {
  background-color: #fcbc1e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcbc1e {
  border: 2px solid #fcbc1e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcbc1e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 188 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 97% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcbc1e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcbc1e, #cdfc1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcbc1e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 188 30 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 1.43 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.72 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 2.76 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.21 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.74 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.97 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.67 #0343e1 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Amber
#fcbc1e  rgb(252, 188, 30)  hsl(43, 97%, 55%)  Amber
#1e5efc  rgb(30, 94, 252)  hsl(223, 97%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue
#1efcbc  rgb(30, 252, 188)  hsl(163, 97%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green
#bc1efc  rgb(188, 30, 252)  hsl(283, 97%, 55%)  Electric Purple